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Commentary and perspectives from members of our School of Architecture and Planning community on contemporary and emerging issues in architecture and planning.

Why being unable to hang out in cafes and bars drains our creativity
12/22/20
While the pandemic has caused thousands of small businesses to temporarily close or shutter for good, the disappearance of the corner coffee shop means more than lost wages.
UB’s Daniel B. Hess contributes to viewpoint series on urban planning's response to the pandemic
11/30/20
Daniel B. Hess, UB professor and chair of urban planning, is co-editor of a viewpoint series on the planning discipline’s response to a changed world, published this month by Town Planning Review (Liverpool University Press).
Adaptations in studio during COVID-19 include return to drawing
9/22/20
Professor Brian Carter recently reflected in "Drawing Matter" on how the coronavirus pandemic changed methods of teaching and making in studio at the School of Architecture and Planning.
Should architecturally significant low-income housing be preserved?
7/9/20
The recent demolition of the Paul Rudolph-designed Shoreline Apartments in Buffalo, NY, highlights one of the key tensions of preserving modern architecture: how to balance the needs of occupants with historically significant designs.
As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently
10/24/19
As climate change intensifies, much of the nation's building stock will need upgrading to strengthen it against flooding, snowstorms and other weather hazards.
Omar Khan reflects upon time as chair during period of critical growth for UB’s architecture program
10/31/18
The architecture department's advances over the past seven years were a collaborative endeavor that drew upon the school’s mission and vision and the energy of department faculty.
Intersight 21 invites students and faculty to share their inspirations
10/22/18
"Intersight has always been about the student - what they do and how they do it. In Intersight 21, we will continue the conversation and explore how students conceive and conceptualize the idea." Kevin Turner, 2018-19 Brunkow Fellow and editor of Intersight 21
Dim the lights and let the "moonbow" shine over Niagara Falls
7/27/18
A glorious "moonbow," or lunar rainbow, would shine over Niagara Falls during full moons - if it weren't for light pollution. An editorial published by Ernest Sternberg argues a binational effort to dim the lights could create something beautiful, and invigorate tourism.
Conversations on spatial justice with Lori Brown
4/17/18
Students had a chance to learn about spatial justices in relation to gender, age and other services from architect Lori Brown, who visited the Gender, Architecture and Urban Spaces seminar taught by Despina Stratigakos.
Ernest Sternberg reflects on leadership of program during period of growth
1/5/18
In his six years as chair, Ernest Sternberg oversaw one of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning’s most dynamic periods of growth.
Dispersed Practice
11/25/17
From office, to airport, to artist colony, architecture faculty member Joyce Hwang reflects on her navigation of multi-locational practice. Read her blog contribution to ArchiteXX, an organization for women dedicated to transforming architecture through academy-to-practice connections.
What do hospitals do in a hurricane? Use their own emergency plans
9/14/17
With Hurricane Irma leading to massive closures - including hospitals - urban planning professor Daniel B. Hess, an expert on emergency planning infrastructure, explores the intensive work that goes into hospital planning for catastrophic events.
Remembering America’s lost buildings
9/8/17
Preservation efforts must be galvanized; they require mobilization, time and resources. Preservation planner and UB professor Kerry Traynor was one of five architecture experts who answered the question: What’s one American structure you wish had been saved?
Cities need more than air conditioning to get through heat waves
8/10/17
Architecture professor Nick Rajkovich shares urban planning and design adaptations as cities face more frequent and extreme high-heat events.
Bridges and roads as important to your health as what’s in your medicine cabinet
8/1/17
Architecture professor Korydon Smith says health care reform and America's aging infrastructure should be part of the same debate.
When doing nothing is doing something: Sean Burkholder, assistant professor of landscape and urban design
10/14/21
UB Landscape designer Sean Burkholder leaves room for a new 'urban ecology' along the edge of te Great Lakes Basin

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